The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-04-12
THURSDAY MORNING.

as lOllOWS.
Samuel Clemens, colored, charged
with intent to kill by shootin,
Abe Robinson, also color.
ed. The indictment being
read the Judge said:
"Do you understand the charger"
Eyes sab"
What answer do you make?"
Not guilty, sab"
"Have you an attorney
Yes sah."
"Who is he ?"
Capt. Bridges sah."
Your case is set for Monday. Sit
down"
James Turner, also cOlored, bur.
glary and larceny, was next called
and nearly the same formula gone
through with, except that
the C urt appointed w. d. Steele
as bis attorney. His case was set for
Tuesday.
Jerry McBowers and Geo. Cannon,
the ex-salvatiODists and dead beats,
came up next. They are charged with
obtaining money by fraud and deceit.
Since his confinement Cannon has
become a cripple, owing to some dis
ease breaking out in his leg, which
has deprived him of its use, and he had
10 be carried into court. Both de-
PENDANTS pleaded not guilty. Cannon
stated he had employed Mr.. Aldridge
as his attorney. The court
appointed +. A. Sampson to defend
McBowers. A severance of the case
was asked and granted, and the trials
set for hearing next Tuesday.
VIM. Mathew and VIM 0'Brien,
burglary and larceny, pleaded not
guilty. The court appointed j. III.
Montgomery to defend them. He
asked to be excused as he had to be
absent.
The court said it was little strange
that when he needed attorneys none
were about the court room, and re-
quested the sheriff to hunt up a lot of
the fraternity. Chas. Yeater was APP
pointed but not being present
was sent for. Failing to arrive for
some time the court instructed attor-
ney Steele to take charge of the cases
and aid Mr.. Yeater in the defense
and the case was set for Monday.
Andrew Holland, colored BURGLARY
and larceny, pleaded not guilty. The
court appointed Col. T. P. Hoy to
defend him. Col. Hoy asked to be
excused but the court declined, and
ntimated that the members of the bar
ought to show greater interest in
their honorable calling. The case
was set for Monday.
Thos. Moore, the insurance conf
1ence man, who has
charges of forgery
booked against him to keep him in
the penitentiary for a hundred years,
waived a reading of the Indictment,
pleaded not guilty and had his case
yet for Friday next. His attorney,
MIR. Scott, was not present and the
services of the sheriff were again called
N to hunt him up.
Chas. Johnson, colored, assault,
was set for next Friday.
The court then resumed the hearing
IF the Gresham-Beaman seduction
case. When it was called,
Attorney Barrett came to his feet and
stated that he desired to withdraw on
behalf of the plaintiff, the plea of not
guilty and enter plea of guilty. The
case was a peculiar one, which, at
present, allowed of no reparation, be-
cause of the fact that both of the
parties were married, and the defend
ant desired to throw himself upon the
mercy of the court. No opposition
being offered by the prosecuting at
torney, Judge Ryland, after comment
ing upon the enormity of the crime,
and the evil effects of the present
social treatment it received, said chat
in view of the fact of the marriage of
both parties and other surrounding
circumstances, he would limit the |
penalty to fine of $50 and costs.
The case of the State VS.. Hugh |
Fitzgerald, criminal libel, was next
called. This is the case, it will be re-
nembered, in which the defendant
was arrested for certain publications
made in the Labor Union" the
iynamiter's organ, during the late
strike. At the last term of court the
defense pleaded guilty and were fined
800 by the court. This was a sur
prise to them, and they asked and
we're granted new hearing.
To-day they asked for al
special Judge, which was granted,
q. G. Smith being selected. The de-
tense entered another plea of guilty
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